Wellbeing: Our approach

Wellbeing can be defined as the outcome of a society where everyone can realise their potential, enjoy their environment, work meaningfully and contribute to their community. The home has a key role to play in giving each individual a chance to experience the best standards of life. Although housing is one of many factors that affect people's wellbeing, its value is all too often underplayed.

Recommendation number 1

Although the National Performance Framework currently has two national indicators explicitly related to housing (improving access to suitable housing options for those in housing need and increasing the number of new homes), we think that housing is relevant to many of the other national outcomes and should feature more prominently in the indicator set.